1TH 4:17 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) then we who are still alive will be pulled up into the clouds together with them to meet the master in the air, and from then will always remain with the master.

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then we, the ones living, the ones surviving, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and in this way we will always be with the Lord.

UST After that, God will snatch up all of us believers in the Messiah who are still alive on earth so that we can meet the Lord Jesus in the air. Both groups of believers in the Messiah will meet together on the clouds. This is how we will remain together with the Lord Jesus forever!

BSB After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

BLB Then we, the living remaining, will be caught away together with them in the clouds for the meeting of the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord.

AICNT Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.[fn]

4:15-17, Matthew 24:30-31, Mark 13:26-27, Luke 21:27-28

OEB Then those who died in union with Christ will rise first; and afterwards we who are still living will be caught up in the clouds, with them, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be for ever with the Lord.

WEB then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

MSG ^(15-18)And then this: We can tell you with complete confidence—we have the Master’s word on it—that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they’ll be ahead of us. The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God’s trumpet blast! He’ll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise—they’ll go first. Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time will be caught up with them into the clouds to meet the Master. Oh, we’ll be walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.

NET Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

LSV then we who are living, who are remaining over, will be snatched up together with them in [the] clouds to meet the LORD in [the] air, and so we will always be with the LORD;

FBV Then those of us who are alive and still here will be carried up together with them into the clouds, and we shall meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever!

TCNT Then we who are alive, who are left behind, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

T4T After that, God will powerfully take up into the clouds all of us believers who are still living on this earth. He will take us and those other believers who have died, in order that we all might together meet/welcome the Lord Jesus in the sky. As a result of that, we all will be with him forever.

LEB Then we who are alive, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always.

BBE Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

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ASV then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

DRA Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.

YLT then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;

DBY then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in [the] clouds, to meet the Lord in [the] air; and thus we shall be always with [the] Lord.

RV then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

WBS Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

KJB Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
(Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. )

BB Than we which lyue, which remaine, shalbe caught vp together with them in the cloudes, to meete the Lorde in the ayre: And so shall we euer be with the Lorde.
(Than we which live, which remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the ayre: And so shall we ever be with the Lord.)

GNV Then shall we which liue and remaine, be caught vp with them also in the clouds, to meete the Lord in the ayre: and so shall we euer be with the Lord.
(Then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the ayre: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. )

CB then shal we which lyue and remayne, be caught vp wt them also in the cloudes, to mete the LORDE in the ayre, and so shal we euer be with the LORDE.
(then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds, to meet the LORD in the ayre, and so shall we ever be with the LORD.)

TNT then shall we which live and remayne be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer. And so shall we ever be with the Lorde.
(then shall we which live and remain be caught up with them also in the clouds to meet the Lord in the ayer. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. )

WYC Therfor be ye coumfortid togidere in these wordis.
(Therefore be ye/you_all comforted together in these words.)

LUT Danach wir, die wir leben und überbleiben, werden zugleich mit denselbigen hingerückt werden in den Wolken dem HErrn entgegen in der Luft; und werden also bei dem HErrn sein allezeit.
(Danach wir, the wir life and überbleiben, become zugleich with denselbigen hingerückt become in the Wolken to_him HErrn entgegen in the Luft; and become also bei to_him HErrn his allezeit.)

CLV Deinde nos, qui vivimus, qui relinquimur, simul rapiemur cum illis in nubibus obviam Christo in aëra, et sic semper cum Domino erimus.
(Godnde nos, who vivimus, who relinquimur, simul rapiemur when/with illis in nubibus obviam Christo in aëra, and so semper when/with Domino erimus. )

UGNT ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες, οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς, ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα; καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν Κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.
(epeita haʸmeis hoi zōntes, hoi perileipomenoi hama sun autois, harpagaʸsometha en nefelais eis apantaʸsin tou Kuriou eis aera? kai houtōs pantote sun Kuriōi esometha.)

SBL-GNT ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.
(epeita haʸmeis hoi zōntes hoi perileipomenoi hama sun autois harpagaʸsometha en nefelais eis apantaʸsin tou kuriou eis aera; kai houtōs pantote sun kuriōi esometha. )

TC-GNT ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες, οἱ περιλειπόμενοι, ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτω πάντοτε σὺν Κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.
(epeita haʸmeis hoi zōntes, hoi perileipomenoi, hama sun autois harpagaʸsometha en nefelais eis apantaʸsin tou Kuriou eis aera; kai houtō pantote sun Kuriōi esometha. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

ἔπειτα

then

Here, the word Then indicates that what Paul is about to describe will only happen after the events he described in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that introduces the next event in a sequence. Alternate translation: “Next,” or “Afterward,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες, οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς, ἁρπαγησόμεθα

we the_‹ones› living ¬which /being/_remaining together with them /will_be_being/_snatched

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: “God will catch us, the ones living, the ones surviving, up together with them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς & πάντοτε & ἐσόμεθα

we & always & ˱we˲_will_be

By we in both clauses, Paul includes himself, his fellow workers, and the Thessalonians, so use the inclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες, οἱ περιλειπόμενοι

we the_‹ones› living ¬which /being/_remaining

Here, the phrases the ones living and the ones surviving distinguish we from other people. Be sure that this distinction is clear in your translation. See how you translated the similar phrases in 4:15. Alternate translation: “we, by which I mean those of us who live, who survive”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

them

The pronoun them refers to “the dead in Christ” who resurrect. Paul mentioned them in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the referent more explicit. Alternate translation: “the resurrected believers” or “the dead who live again”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν νεφέλαις

in /the/_clouds

Here, the phrase in the clouds could refer to: (1) the place where believers meet the Lord. In other words, the clouds are in the air, which is where believers meet the Lord. Alternate translation: “up among the clouds” (2) the means by which believers go to meet the Lord. In this case, the clouds are what believers stand on as they go to meet the Lord. Some people in Paul’s culture told stories about people standing on clouds as they traveled to heaven. Alternate translation: “on the clouds” or “by means of clouds”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα

for /the/_meeting ˱of˲_the Lord in /the/_air

Here, the phrase to meet refers to going to greet someone. Paul could be implying that, after believers greet him, Jesus: (1) continues to earth with all believers. Alternate translation: “to meet the Lord in the air and return to earth with him” (2) goes back up to heaven with all believers, either temporarily or eternally. Alternate translation: “to meet the Lord in the air and go back to heaven with him”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς ἀέρα

for in /the/_air

Here, the phrase in the air refers to the area above the earth but below heaven, an area often called the sky. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to this area. Alternate translation: “above the earth” or “up in the atmosphere”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὕτως

thus

Here, the phrase in this way refers to the process that Paul has outlined in this verse and the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the result of a process. Alternate translation: “as a result” or “after all those events”

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